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Snapshot: The World in 24 hours, April 7

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-04-08 16:51

 

A man drinks beer next to graffiti that reads "The capitalism doesn't reform, needs to be destroyed" in Lisbon April 7, 2011. Portugal's caretaker government said on Wednesday it had decided to seek financing from the European Union in an abrupt turnaround after resisting a bailout for months despite sharply deteriorating financial conditions.[Photo/Agencies]

American space tourist Richard Garriott (C) shows his girlfriend Laetitia Pichot de Cayeux a space suit during their visit to Russia's Star City cosmonaut training camp outside Moscow April 7, 2011. Garriott, a US video game magnate, paid $35 million for his 12-day space adventure in October 2008.[Photo/Agencies]